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Donagh Corby

Ex-rugby star Sonny Bill Williams responds to being called out by Jake Paul

Rugby legend Sonny Bill Williams is ready to hand Jake Paul the first loss of his young boxing career.

Williams, a two-time world cup winner in the rugby union discipline as well as an elite rugby league player, is 9-0 as a professional boxer after taking up the sport to stay fit during the off-seasons of his main career. But he appears to be back in boxing after knocking out AFL star Barry Hill last month to restart his fighting life.

And he has vowed to offer Paul the sole loss on his 5-0 professional record after the YouTuber named him on his six-man hitlist of fighters he could face next. Williams was listed alongside Floyd Mayweather, Oscar De La Hoya, Anderson Silva, Michael Bisping, Tommy Fury as potential opponents, with August his targeted timeline.

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